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January 12, 2019

God's Word on Sunday: Baptism is a commitment to continue God’s work

The Baptism of Christ, 1773 by Nicolás Enríquez de Vargas

Baptism of the Lord, Jan. 13 (Year C) Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 104; Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

Published in Faith
April 17, 2017

91-year-old Byzantine Catholic dedicates life to spreading Fatima message

Natalie Martha Loya, pictured in an undated photo, gazes at a statue of Our Lady of Fatima that crisscrossed the country with her during her 35-year apostolate of spreading the Fatima message.

CHICAGO – Natalie Martha Loya sits in the front pew of the Byzantine Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Parma, Ohio, every Sunday morning.

Published in Faith
July 14, 2015

Jordan bank of river where Jesus baptized declared UNESCO heritage site

Pope Francis makes the Sign of the Cross in 2014 after praying at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, which UNESCO just declared a World Heritage site and the location of Jesus' baptism.

JERUSALEM - UNESCO declared Bethany Beyond the Jordan, on the eastern side of the Jordan River, as a World Heritage site and the location of Jesus' baptism.

Published in International
July 6, 2015

Israeli couple finds 2000-year-old Jewish ritual bath

An Israeli family experienced the surprise of a lifetime when, during a home renovation, workers discovered a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath, called a mikvah.

JERUSALEM - An Israeli family experienced the surprise of a lifetime when, during a home renovation, workers discovered a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath, called a mikvah.

Published in International
June 27, 2015

Montreal marks 400 years since Champlain’s first Mass

Montreal Archbishop Christian Lepine celebrates the 400th anniversary of the first Mass on the Island of Montreal on a birch bark canoe altar June 24. The Mass, held at St. John the Baptist Church, included a re-enactment of explorer Samuel de Champlain and two Franciscans, Frs. Denys Jamet and Joseph le Caron, who came ashore during one of his journeys to the New World

MONTREAL - Montreal Archbishop Christian Lepine celebrated Mass on a birch bark canoe altar June 24 to mark the feast of St. John the Baptist while at the same time commemorating the 400th anniversary of what is widely thought to be the first Mass ever celebrated on the Island of Montreal.

Published in Canada